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    Making an early 19th-century Karelian dress, part 2: Weaving the belt

    October 16, 2020 / 1 Comment

    I learned how to weave with a backstrap rigid heddle to make traditional belts for my Karelian folk costume.

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  • Karelian rätsinä shirt.
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    Making an early 19th-century Karelian dress, part 1: Shirt “rätsinä”

    October 9, 2020 / 3 Comments

    I am learning about the dress of my ancestors and making a traditional Karelian outfit. The first layer is called a "rätsinä" shirt.

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  • Petticoat
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    Finnish underwear at the turn of the 20th century – part 4: Petticoat and a bustle

    September 24, 2020 / 2 Comments

    I continue making turn-of-the-century underwear using period patterns published in Finland. Now it's a time for a petticoat and a bustle.

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  • Singer 12
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    Restoring an antique Singer 12 from 1888

    September 16, 2020 / 2 Comments

    I finally finished restoring my antique Singer 12 (or 12K) sewing machine. Reed about the history of this machine and the restorating work.

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  • 1915 skirt.
    My projects,  Sewing

    1915 skirt out of black wool

    September 11, 2020 / 4 Comments

    I made a practical 1915 skirt out of black wool. The pattern was an authentic historical pattern from the book "Kukin oma ompelijansa".

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  • Victoria blouse
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    Victoria blouse by Fibre Mood

    August 28, 2020 / 2 Comments

    I made the Victoria blouse by Fibre Mood for myself for the winter. Here is my review of the pattern. Spoilers: I like it!

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  • A dress and a matching mask.
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    A dress and a matching mask

    August 22, 2020 / No Comments

    I made a simple, pretty dress and a matching mask with an animal print fabric for my friend's nine-year-old daughter.

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  • Symington corset
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    How I made a Victorian Symington corset and greetings from Turku castle

    August 14, 2020 / 5 Comments

    I made a Victorian corset using a pattern from the Symington collection. This is one of my most complicated makes but a successfull one! We also visited Turku castle and got to see some extant garments from the 19th century and earlier.

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  • My Edwardian parasol
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    Edwardian accessories: a parasol and a hat

    July 27, 2020 / 2 Comments

    I took an old umbrella and turned it into an Edwardian style silk parasol. I also transformed a modern paper straw hat into an Edwardian style hat.

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    Father and son t-shirts and a road trip to Lappland

    July 11, 2020 / 2 Comments

    I made matching t-shirts for my son and my husband. Also a lot of chat about our recent road trip to Lappland, featuring reindeer!

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I did a little stash busting and made this merino I did a little stash busting and made this merino wool winter undershirt. As I only had a small piece of fabric I couldn’t cut long sleeves, so I used a piece of stretch lace to lengthen the sleeves. Pattern is my own. #sewing #sewcialist #sewistsofinstagram #undershirt #merinowool #sewfun #ompelu #ompeluelämää #sy
I found this pretty blouse in a thrift store and w I found this pretty blouse in a thrift store and wanted to make it suit better with my historical style. It already had puffed sleeves, lace inserts and pin tucks but it had a neckline that was too big and well... more lace can't hurt, right? So, I lifted the neckline with lace and added vertical ruffles. Then, I made a white cotton tulle guimpe to wear underneath. What do you think? #sewing #refashion #vintagestyle #edwardianstyle #edwardiansewing #historybounding #historicalsewing #guimpe #shirtwaist #blouse #laceblouse #lace #ompelu #ompeluelämää #sewfun #sy #couture #nähen #historiallinenompelu
My dwarf hamster’s new habitat. I hacked the Ike My dwarf hamster’s new habitat. I hacked the Ikea Rudsta cabinet by sawing the legs off, turning the cabinet on its back and replacing the door glass with a grid. I also made some new furniture out of plywood. The sand bath are is an old flowerpot that has support from below so that it doesn’t trap my hamster. Plus, the support has a secret hamster house that he might find if he starts digging tunnels! This cabinet was a great find. The bonus points include that the door is not tight fitting which allows hanging stuff from the edge with hooks. #hamster #dwarfhamster #hamsterhabitat #hamsterheaven #hamsterterrarium #lovehamster #hamsterfun #diyhamstercage #ikeahack #ikeahackers #ikeahamstercage #ikearudsta
I made this chemise using a pattern from the Winte I made this chemise using a pattern from the Winter 1897 Voice of Fashion magazine that is freely available at archive.org. It was bit of a puzzle to figure our but it came out super cute! #historybounding #freesewingpattern #chemise #historicalfashion #victorianfashion #1890s #1890sfashion #sewing #sewcialist #sewistsofinstagram #sewfun #ompelu #ompeluelämää #historiallinenompelu #1800-luku
My new vintage sewing corner with the Singer 15 th My new vintage sewing corner with the Singer 15 that I restored. The tabletop is still unfastened as I want to make sure the shellac is completely dry. But now I can sew! My dressforms and my pressbuck sit nicely next to my machine, too! #sewing #sewingroom #sewingcorner #vintagesewing #antiquesewingmachine #vintagesewingmachine #sewcialist #historybounding #singer15 #ompelu #ompelunurkkaus #ompeluhuone #ompeluelämää #sy #singersewingmachine #sew
Hyvää Runeberginpäivää! Happy Runeberg’s da Hyvää Runeberginpäivää! Happy Runeberg’s day! I made these traditional tarts to celebrate together with S. It was even more traditional baking as we run out of crushed almonds and breadcrumbs and had to start by making those from scratch. Luckily we had both almonds and bisquits! #runebergintortut #baking #leivonta #traditions #runeberginpäivä
For once, I made something modern for myself. This For once, I made something modern for myself. This is the Apron dress by @theassemblylineshop and I love the HUGE pockets in it! The fabric is denim I found @eurokangas_sello remnants section. #theassemblylinepatterns #aprondress #theassemblylineaprondress  #sewing #sewcialist #sewistsofinstagram #sewfun #sew #ompelu #ompeluelämää #dress #winterdress
I decided to switch between patterns and try how t I decided to switch between patterns and try how they work. I found a similar pattern on Pinterest. It may have been for cross stitch or some other technique and it was originally smaller. However, the idea works for weaving, too. #bandweaving #weaving #kudonta #pirtanauha #perinnekäsityö #käsityö #backstrapweaving
Found these two frilly cotton curtains at the Red Found these two frilly cotton curtains at the Red Cross charity shop yesterday. They shout Edwardian to me, so I’m going to make something frilly and Edwardian out of them. Lately I have had good luck in finding useful fabrics second hand. Good for both my wallet and environment! #kirpputori #thrifting #thriftfinds #curtains #ruffles #cotton #thriftedfabric #historybounding #historicalsewing #fabricstashing #sprkontti #kierrätyslöytö #kangas #kangaslöytö #ompelu #ompeluelämää
I am now trying to learn how to learn to weave pat I am now trying to learn how to learn to weave patterns using this sami heddle. I started with 19 pattern threads and sketched my own pattern. Some of my finer details don’t show very well, so I have already learned something! The next time I will make wider lines. #weaving #rigidheddleweaving #samiheddle #bandweaving #backstrapweaving #backstraploom #pirtanauha #vironvyö #kudonta #opinuutta
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